Dispensing receptacle



1111; 2 :1931. J, ANDRASSY 1,813,131

' l DISPENSING RECEPTAGLE Filed Jan. 7, 1929 Patented July 7, 1931PATENT other. I 7

UNITED STATES JOSEPH ANDRASSY, or CLEVELAND, o IIo I DISPENSINGRECEPTACLE' Application filed January 7; i929. SerialNo. 330, 5

Thisinvention relates to a container or receptacle which is particularlyadapted for containing granular or powdered material and which isprovided with adispensing opening or spout" through which material maybe dispensed. i

The main ob 'ect of the invention is to provide a receptacle of thecharacter described which is simple in construction comprlses few partswhich are-readily assembled and is retains the valve mechanism forcontrolling the discharge opening.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich-Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a containeror receptacleconstruct ed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.;Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the valve in the openposition; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in side elevation disclosing amodified form of valve member and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional viewon the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawings the reference character 1 designates acontainer or re ceptacle which is preferably annular in shape and whichhas a conicalbottom 2 from which leads a discharge Spout 3. Thereceptacle is provided with a cover-4 which is hingedly secured theretoby means of a pin 5. Secured to the discharge spout ,3 is a tubularmember or guide 6 which may be cast integral with, the spout or may besecured thereto in Slidably mounted in" any suitable manner. the guide 6is a valve stem 7 one end of which is bent back upon itself as shown inFig. 3

s which bears against one end of the guide and terminates in-a valve8'which is somewhat'elliptical in shapeand is adapted to enter anopening) formed inthe spout. The

opposite end of the valve stem7 terminates in a push button. 10 by meansofwhi'ch the valveis actuated. The push button 10 is preferablythreadedlysecured to the valve stem. i Surrounding the valve stem'andpro jecting into the guide member 6'is a tubular member or sleeve 11.Also arranged within a the guide is a spiral'spring 12-one end of andthe opposite end of which bears against the sleeve 11. The springnormally urges the valve stem and valve to the position shown in fulllines in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to open the valve, the operator pushes on thepushbutton 10 and moves the valve to the position shown in dotted lines inFig. 3 whereupon a free passageway is provided to permit the contents ofthe receptacle to be discharged through the spout. When suificientquantity of material has been discharged through the spout, the operatorreleases the push button and the spring 12 returns the valve to closedposition. It is of course understood that the guide maybe formed in aseparate piece and soldered or otherwise secured to the spout.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have disclosed a modified form of my invention inwhich I employ a pivotally mounted valve instead of a. sliding positelydisposed brackets 13 and 14 are secured to the side wall of the spout.Extending through aligned openings in the brackets 13 and 14: is a pin15 and pivotally mounted on the pin 15 is a valve member 16 of the shapeshown most clearly in Fig. 6 and having an operating handle 17.Surrounding the pin 15 is a spiral spring 18 the upper end valve. Inthis formof invention a pair of opof which is secured to the upperbracket 13 as shown at 19. The lower end of the spring 18 projectsmember 16 in such a manner that when the valve is opened the spring willbe tensioned. The operation of this form of the invention is identicalwith the device shown in Figs. 1 to linclusive except that the valve hasa pivotal movement instead of a sliding movement.

into an opening provided in the valve roe Various changes may be made inthe details of construction as Well as in the shape, size andarrangement of the various parts Without departing from the spirit of myinvention and it is to be understood that my invention is to be limitedonly in accordance with the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is A dispensing deviceof the character described comprising a metal receptacle having aconical bottom terminating in a discharge spout having a slotted openingin one side thereof, a tubular metal guide member rigidly secured onsaid spout adjacent said slotted opening, a valve stem slidably mountedin said guide member and having one end bent back upon itself and shapedto provide a valve which is adapted to enter said slotted opening andclose said spout, a coil spring arranged Within said guide member andsur rounding said valve stem and normally urging said valve to closedposition, said valve and valve stem being formed of a single piece ofmaterial and a push button secured to the outer end of said valve stem.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

JOSEPH ANDRASSY.

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